Robert Toll's father, Albert, was a multimillionaire investor by age 24, then lost it all in the 1929 stock market crash. To support his family through the Depression, Albert delivered laundry and sold used cars. Gradually, he rebuilt his fortune by buying discounted real estate bonds. By the end of World War II, he owned several office and retail buildings.

Wisconsin lawmakers seem to love their beer. They've allowed grocery stores to hand out free samples, shunned a proposal to boost the tax on it and ensured that daylight saving time didn't hasten last call.

Tony Stewart finally broke through for his first victory of the season, holding off Matt Kenseth on several late-race restarts Sunday to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. Stewart broke a 20-race winless streak dating to last season thanks in part to a hard crash by contender Jimmie Johnson, who was running second behind Stewart with 45 laps left when his tire went flat.

Milwaukee still loves beer. But arts, culture, museums and festivals are on tap, too. That's the image Milwaukee officials are trying to promote in an effort to attract more tourists. "In a sense we have it all," said Dave Fantle, spokesman for Visit Milwaukee, which markets the area. "We have it all in a neat package."

Chapter One: Jean's Kitchen: Finding the Right Pot Jean assigned every meal a different pot. Eggs could be scrambled in the frying pan but not in the black cast-iron skillet that was used for heavy-duty frying or to make her favorite roux. No one dared stir anything other than the assigned meal in one of Jean's pots, pans or skillets. My mother taught me how to cook with grease.